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Risk Management Own the project risk register end to end: structured identification workshops ... need it. - Construction cost fundamentals sufficient to challenge contractor pricing credibly ...

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How much do construction risk manager jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 14, 2026, the average yearly pay for construction risk manager in Texas is $103,932.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $83,800.00 and $120,200.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Construction Risk Manager vs Construction Project Manager?

AspectConstruction Risk ManagerConstruction Project Manager
Primary FocusIdentifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to construction projectsPlanning, executing, and completing construction projects on time and within budget
CertificationsRisk management certifications, construction safety, and project management credentialsProject management certifications like PMP, construction management degrees
Work EnvironmentRisk assessment teams, safety departments, insurance firmsConstruction sites, project offices, client meetings
Industry UsageUsed across construction firms, insurance companies, and risk consultingUsed by construction firms, general contractors, and developers

The Construction Risk Manager primarily focuses on identifying and managing risks to prevent issues during construction, while the Construction Project Manager oversees the entire project execution, ensuring timely and budget-compliant completion. Both roles require strong project management skills, but their core responsibilities differ significantly.

What cities in Texas are hiring for Construction Risk Manager jobs?

Cities in Texas with the most Construction Risk Manager job openings:

Infographic showing various Construction Risk Manager job openings in Texas as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 100% Full Time. Highlights an 100% In-person job distribution, with an average salary of $103,932 per year, or $50 per hour.

Senior Risk Manager - Data Center Construction

Houston, TX โ€ข On-site

Turner & Townsend
Constructionย โ€ขย 10K+ employees

$120K - $170K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 12 days ago


Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with overย 22,000 peopleย in more than 60 countries.ย 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure,ย energyย and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.ย 

Our capabilities includeย programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.ย 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estateย servicesย and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premierย programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.ย 

Job Description

Turner & Townsendis looking forย Seniorย Risk Managerto joinย ourย growing team. The ideal individual will be anย experiencedย risk professional that has supported large scale construction projects.ย 

Responsibilities:ย 

  • Maintain visibility of threat/opportunity trigger points toย facilitateย risk cost profiling,ย timelyย drawdown of riskย budgetย or retirement of threat/opportunity.ย 
  • Use risk data to inform investment planning.ย 
  • Monitor overall risk exposure andย assessย the remaining risk budget.ย 
  • Work with contractors to assessย contractorsย held risks and their views on client held risks thatย impactย upon them.ย 
  • Produce risk reports as required,ย in a timely manner, to support the effective communication ofย threatย and opportunityย status.ย 
  • Conduct quantitative risk assessment (cost and schedule) to inform project contingency levels.ย 
  • Initiate a proactive approach to the review,ย developmentย and improvement ofย riskย managementย servicesย forย the client.ย 
  • Undertake end-to-end project risk managementย practicesย on multiple projects/programs.ย 
  • Undertake the creation of risk management plans and processes in adherence to client requirements, processes,ย policies,ย and frameworks.ย 
  • Conduct risk reviews at regular intervals,ย identifyย and analyze,ย determineย response plans, ensure that project and program risk profiles are beingย monitoredย and reported.ย 
  • Lead and run a comprehensive schedule andย cost-effectiveย risk assessment (QCRA & QSRA) processย is delivered.ย 
  • Establish integration of the risk management function within the program and project controls team, with direct touch points to cost and schedule management, changeย control,ย and reporting.ย 
  • Work proactively and collaboratively with program and project control teams toย eliminateย redundancies andย identifyย improvement opportunities.ย 
  • Provide opportunities toย facilitateย the transfer of knowledge within the immediate risk team, to the greater project controlsย team,ย and to the client. The transfer of knowledge may include informal one-on-one discussions with client stakeholders and more formal presentations to clients and colleagues.ย 
  • Create value stream mapping to quantify pain points and develop solutions to minimize waste (both in terms of speed and cost).ย 
  • Collaborate on the supplier performance management program including the collection of performance metrics andย trackingย supplier improvement action plans.ย 
  • Demonstrate a level of support to expert witnesses in arbitral or ligation processes.ย 
  • Lead, manage, andย carry outย construction stage contract and claims management.ย 
  • Carry out assessment of contractual claimsย in accordance withย the contract.ย 
  • Provide strategic and contractual advice on disputes and related resolution issues.ย 
  • Evaluate delay recovery measures.ย 
  • Carry out change management and construction stage cost control.ย 
  • Supervise the measurement and valuation of completed works and variations.ย 
  • Manage the settlement of final accounts withย contractorsย 
  • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying,ย engineeringย or field related to construction.ย 
  • Minimumย 5-7ย years of applicable experienceย 
  • Relevant construction project procurement and contract management experience.ย 
  • Demonstrated experience within a Program Management or Program Controlsย environmentย 
  • Deep knowledge and experience with riskย identification,ย facilitationย and techniques.ย 
  • Strong communication,ย analyticalย and negotiation skills.ย 
  • In-depth understanding of construction contracts,ย commercialย models,ย and delivery methods.ย 
  • Proficient in process mapping, root causes analysis, problem solving, and value-stream mapping.ย 
  • Familiarity with web-based database tools - ARM, Predict, Tableauย 
  • Highly self-motivated, analytical, and customer centric.ย 
  • Excellentย communication skills.ย 
Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role isย $120K-170Kย per year.ย Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package.ย Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate's experience and qualifications.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.ย 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us atย www.turnerandtownsend.com/

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.


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